Spartan, Just want to say you are one of the most consistent football cappers I have seen in awhile. I think I saw where you hit 26 of 32 NFL Triples. We all have our bad days, weeks and even months. I'm 26-8 my last 34 football picks but had my first losing day possibly all season yesterday going 1-2 but still had somebody post something negative in my thread. I still went 5-3 for the week so how is he down money?
Let me give my thoughts. You have people who first off try to play the games on their own in the first few weeks and they find out they can't do it. That's when they start looking for a professional to help them out. Some people, however, understand that this is a business and treat it like one. By using proper money management and understand that we are not going to win every day and to stick with the system will maximize profits. But, we also have those who look for Game of the Month, Game of the year plays from any so called professional capper out there. I personally don't like giving out GOM, GOY plays myself. Do I like a play more than others, of course. Those people will never make it in this business. You have people who will come in and switch from capper to capper. They need to research the professional handicapper thoroughly before deciding to follow them.
Discipline and money management is the biggest problem players have. They want to play every TV game. It is an ABSOLUTE MUST to play the Monday Night Football game. If they play with a local book, they either have to pay or collect usually after Monday. So if they are down, they have to try to get that back and if they are up, they have to try to double it. Personally, I didn't release anything for tonight. I could have put out a play and made thousands of dollars in sales from it. But I didn't like it so my followers are collecting right now and hopefully not playing anything tonight! And when a player is down he usually is trying to chase it by increasing the amount he is playing on a game or even if he is up sometimes a player will increase his wagers. That should not happen. You have to be consistent in the amount you are playing over a set period of time and STICK WITH IT!
Enough rambling. Hope this helps some. Spartan you are a true class act. You don't run from your losses and you win long term. And yes, long term is actually the most important thing. But, you have people who are always going to say what have you done for me lately.
Best of luck this weekend buddy. I know you will destroy the books!
Rocky Atkinson
Rocketman Sports
http://www.rockyatkinson.com